Producer Mark Ronson recently re-teamed with bluesy “Back to Black” star Amy Winehouse to record a cover of Lesley Gore’s 1963 single “It’s My Party.” The track was the first big hit for pop/jazz/R&B superproducer Quincy Jones and is set to appear on a forthcoming tribute album honoring the music legend, legendary producer Quincy Jones. [...]
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Amy Winehouse “It’s My Party†Cover For Quincy Jones Tribute Album
November 2nd, 2010 |
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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti: Fall Tour Dates w/ Flaming Lips
July 12th, 2010 |
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TOUR DATES WITH THE FLAMING LIPS, PURO INSTINCT AND MAGIC KIDS
 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti |
Ariel Pink’s
Haunted
Graffiti‘s 4AD debut record, Before Today, consists of twelve tracks
(including the single “Round And Round”) and was released worldwide on June 8th 2010 on
CD, LP and digital
formats.
Six months in the making, Before Today was recorded in part in Encino at the House
of Blues (once Tito
Jackson’s home studio) with Sunny Levine (Quincy Jones’ grandson) and Rik Pekkonen (Bill
Withers, Seals & Crofts,
Bread) as well as at the band’s home studios. The result is a beguiling mix of glam rock,
West Coast funk and
Merseybeat harmonies with a high-production sheen; a contrast to the corroded bedroom
recordings that have
fomented a fervent cult following over the past decade.
The outfit now consists of reclusive pop surrealist Ariel Pink (vocals) alongside
Tim Koh
(bass/vocals), Kenny Gilmore (guitar/vocals) and Aaron Sperske
(drums/vocals).
Tour Dates:
12-Jul Portland, OR Doug Fir #
13-Jul Seattle, WA Neumo’s #
14-Jul Vancouver, BC Biltmore #
16-Jul Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge #
17-Jul Denver, CO Bluebird #
19-Jul Minneapolis, MN Entry #
20-Jul Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall #
21-Jul Detroit, MI Pike Room #
22-Jul Toronto, ONT Mod Club #
23-Jul Montreal, PQ La Sala Rosa #
24-Jul New York, NY The Fillmore / Irving Plaza #
25-Jul Boston, MA Middle East #
27-Jul Philadelphia, PA JB’s #
28-Jul Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel #
29-Jul Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 #
30-Jul Atlanta, GA Earl #
31-Jul Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree #
02-Aug Denton, TX Hailey’s #
03-Aug Austin, TX Mohawk #
05-Aug Tucson, AZ Plush #
06-Aug San Diego, CA Casbah #
07-Aug Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar #
04-Sept Los Angeles, CA FYF Fest
11-Sept Pomona, CA Glasshouse
12-Sept Tucson, AZ Club Congress
14-Sept Lubbock, TX Foundation Room
15-Sept Norman, OK Opolis
16-Sept Lawrence, KS Jackpot
17-Sept St. Louis, MO Pageant *
18-Sept Columbia, MO Blue Note *
19-Sept St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium *
20-Sept Fargo, ND Aquarium
21-Sept Winnipeg, MAN Burton Coummings *
23-Sept Calgary, ALB University of Calgary *
24-Sept Edmonton, ALB Events Center *
25-Sept Victoria, BC Rifflandia Festival
26-Sept Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl *
27-Sept Seattle, WA Paramount Theater *
29-Sept Eugene, OR McDonald Theater *
01-Oct Oakland, CA Fox Theater *
# = w/ Puro Instinct & Magic Kids
* = w/ The Flaming Lips
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“Girls Gone Wild†Founder Joe Francis Engaged To Wed CBS News’ Christina McLarty
July 2nd, 2010 |
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While Paris Hilton is heating up the Google searches this Friday for smoking the ganja out in South Africa, her pot-smokin’ chum Joe Francis is in the headlines for an entirely different reason. The Girls Gone Wild founder — who never met an inebriated twentysomething he didn’t want to disrobe and exploit — is getting [...]
Quincy Jones A Favorite To Replace Simon Cowell On “American Idol?â€
April 29th, 2010 |
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According to a new poll conducted by TV Guide Magazine, critically-acclaimed music legend Quincy Jones has emerged as the fan favorite to replace Simon Cowell when the acid-tongued Brit departs American Idol next month.In the poll, Jones, Adam Lambert, Jamie Foxx were listed among 10 potential candidates in the running to take their place [...]
Mark Ronson Amy Winehouse Team Up For Quincy Jones Tribute Album
April 23rd, 2010 |
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It’s a match made in musical heaven: Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson are teaming up to record an album in honor of industry icon Quincy Jones. Ronson, who worked with Winehouse on her 2006 breakout album Back To Black, has finally started the project — which had been stalled for nearly two years. Mark says: “Over [...]
Ray Charles: New Jazz Collection
March 17th, 2010 |
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Ray Charles’ Genius + Soul = Jazz is Centerpiece of 2-CD Deluxe Edition
Retrospective of the Artist’s Jazz Recordings of the ’60s and ’70s
 Ray Charles |
Ray Charles was best known for his work in the idioms of R&B, rock ‘n’ roll and even successful forays into country. But he also recorded influential jazz albums, including the groundbreaking Genius + Soul = Jazz originally released in 1961, and continuing into the ’70s with My Kind of Jazz, Jazz Number II and My Kind of Jazz Part 3. On April 6, 2010, Concord Records will release a deluxe edition two-CD set featuring digitally remastered versions of all four albums including encyclopedic liner notes by Will Friedwald, jazz writer for The Wall Street Journal and author of several books on music and popular culture, along with original liner notes by Dick Katz and Quincy Jones.
Dick Katz wrote in his original January 1961 liner notes, “The combination here of rare talent plus uncommon craftsmanship has produced a record that showcases the timeless quality and innate taste that is uniquely that of Ray Charles.”
Some nine years later, Charles recorded another jazz album, My Kind of Jazz. With sessions in Los Angeles this time, Charles surrounded himself with such players as Bobby Bryant and Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Glen Childress, trombone; Andy Ennis, Albert McQueen and Clifford Scott, saxophone; and Ben Martin, guitar. The album contained Charles’ own “Booty-Butt” (which was issued as a single on his own Tangerine label), Lee Morgan’s “Sidewinder,” and Horace Silver’s “Señor Blues.”
Jazz Number II was recorded roughly two years later at Charles’ Tangerine/RPM Studios, where he enlisted an impressive cast of arrangers: Alf Clausen, Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Heath and Roger Neumann. The tracks included Ray Charles and Roger Neumann’s “Our Suite,” Teddy Edwards’ “Brazilian Skies” and “Going Home,” Thad Jones’ “Kids Are Pretty People” and Jimmy Heath’s “Togetherness.”
My Kind of Jazz Part 3 concludes the Genius + Soul = Jazz deluxe package and was recorded in Los Angeles circa 1975, featured the Ray Charles Orchestra including Clifford Solomon, alto sax; Glen Childress, trombone; Johnny Coles, trumpet; Leroy Cooper, baritone sax; and James Clay, tenor sax. Included are compositions by Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, Jimmy Heath and Benny Golson. Issued on Charles’ own Crossover Records, the album reached #55 on the R&B chart in 1976.
The reissue of Genius + Soul = Jazz continues Concord Music Group’s long-term reissuing of the Ray Charles catalog in cooperation with the Ray Charles Foundation.
Gloria Estefan Spearheading Spanish-Language “We Are The Worldâ€
February 14th, 2010 |
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The Queen of Miami, Gloria Estefan, is spearheading an effort to bring together a host of Latin singing stars for a Spanish language re-recording of Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie’s “We Are The World.” Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seceda, Paulina Rubio, and Shakira are among the artists expected to contribute vocals to the charity [...]
“We Are The World 25″ Music VIDEO
February 13th, 2010 |
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In honor of the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking charity single “We Are the World,” original producers Quincy Jones & Lionel Richie have given the song a makeover — with the help of 80 entertainers — to raise money for earthquake survivors in Haiti. You can help relief efforts in the poverty-stricken nation by downloading [...]
“We Are The World†Remake Will Debut During 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
February 13th, 2010 |
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Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones’ star-studded remake of the charity classic “We Are The World” will be unveiled during tonight’s opening ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Twenty-five years ago, the iconic recording generated millions of dollars to aid famine relef in Africa. The recently-recorded contemporary version of the song — titled “We [...]
Jamie Lidell: New Album w/ Beck, Feist, Griz Bear
February 8th, 2010 |
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JAMIE LIDELL ALBUM COMPASS SET FOR MAY 18, 2010 RELEASE
 Jamie Lidell |
Warp Records has announced the release of Jamie Lidell‘s third full-length album Compass on May 18, 2010. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Canada, Jamie’s fellow travelers on Compass include Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Pat Sansone of Wilco. Musically and lyrically this is very much a Jamie Lidell production — reflecting not only his exhilarating, diverse tastes, but also a year of change, love, longing and arrival at a new place.
Undoubtedly, Compass is his most eclectic album yet. Songs shift, chop, change and mutate genres and forms before our very ears. It’s got funk in spades; the jaw-dropping power of the vocals is stronger than ever; it rocks, it pops, it’s sweet, angry, hard, soulful and soft, often within the span of a single track. It’s the restless album that finally matches the soul of its creator.
Sessions began at Beck’s Hudson Studios in Los Angeles, where he gathered Jamie together with Wilco, Leslie Feist and veteran drummer James Gadson (who’s hit sticks for Bill Withers, Quincy Jones among many others) for Beck’s Record Club project (where a group of musicians cover an album in a day). Inspired by the chemistry of those jams, they shifted to the legendary Ocean Way Studios. There, they were joined by producer/keyboardist Brian Lebarton, singer Nikka Costa and Justin Stanley. All would have an important impact on the album. Pat Sansone from Wilco and Chilly Gonzales (who s played on both Multiply and Jim) were present as musical meta-spirits, recording their parts remotely and delivering them via the internet. As Jamie says of this formidable lineup of brilliant collaborators — You don’t fuck with them!
Back in New York he began to make sense of this great big mess on the hard drive. Then it was up to Feist’s ranch in the Niagara Escarpment with Chris Taylor, producer and member of Brooklyn avant-pop sensations Grizzly Bear.
“I wrote every song in a month,” Jamie says, “It’s been an emotional couple of years, so I tapped into what I wanted to say and started writing. There was a lot to draw on.” When he takes to the road in 2010, he’ll be bringing a band again, but stripping it back; keeping it lean. For both newcomers and initiates, this will be an experience. And no, he won’t stop.
“We Are The World†Remake
February 2nd, 2010 |
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A consortium of music’s biggest stars gathered at Jim Henson Studios on Los Angeles to re-record the iconic 1985 charity single, “We Are the World.” In celebration of the tune’s 25th Anniversary, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, Usher, Katharine McPhee, will. i.am, Toni Braxton, Barbra Streisand, LL Cool J, Harry Connick Jr., Wyclef Jean, Vince Vaughn, [...]
“We Are The World†25th Anniversary Re-Recording Will Benefit Haitian Relief Effort
January 21st, 2010 |
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Music icons Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie are planning a 25th anniversary re-recording of their charity classic, “We Are the World,†with proceeds benefitting survivors of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. The critically-acclaimed 1985 original was written by Richie and the late Michael Jackson and raised money for relief in Africa. “We Are The [...]
Piers Morgan, Diddy Favored To Replace Simon Cowell On “American Idolâ€
January 2nd, 2010 |
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America’s Got Talent pundit Piers Morgan and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are among the favourites to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol.
Simon’s contract with the FOX ratings juggernaut runs out at the conclusion of the next season of Idol, which kicks off Jan. 12, and entertainment buzz is abound that Cowell will be quitting [...]
Piers Morgan may replace Simon Cowell on American Idol
January 2nd, 2010 |
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Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan is one of the favourites to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol.
According to online gambling site Bookmaker.com, Piers Morgan has the odds of 2-1 to step into the shoes of Cowell.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is the second favourite celeb at 3-1 odds, followed by Quincy Jones at 3½-1, reports the [...]
Snoop Dogg wants to team up with Madonna, Rolling Stones
December 10th, 2009 |
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Rapper Snoop Dogg has revealed that he would love to team up with the likes of Madonna and Rolling Stones.
The 38-year-old singer, who has previously collaborated with Willie Nelson and Justin Timberlake, said he was keen on sharing the record with someone ‘bigger’ than him.
“I wanna be on a track where I”m not the big [...]
Hamsa Lila, Airto Moreira: S.F. Green Fest After Party
November 6th, 2009 |
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CHART-TOPPING WORLD MUSIC BAND HAMSA LILA TO PERFORM WITH AIRTO MORIERA
FOR OFFICIAL GREEN FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY BENEFITING COMMON VISION
 Hamsa Lila |
World music band Hamsa Lila will be returning to the San Francisco Bay area after a three year hiatus to headline a gala event benefiting Common Vision and featuring the legendary Brazilian drum master Airto Moreira. The event is an official Green Festival SF After-Dark event at the renowned Regency Ballroom on Saturday, November 14, 2009.
Hamsa Lila blew up the West Coast world music scene with their hypnotic world fusion sounds back in 2004, when their album Gathering One went to number two on both U.S. and Canadian world music charts. Their infusion of West and North African influences, and multi-lingual, trance-inducing songs had crowds dancing like never before at festivals like Earthdance, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, and High Sierra Music Festival, as well as packing concert venues like The Fillmore and The Independent. Hamsa Lila’s unique blend of traditional instruments and influences along with modern electronic elements brought them international acclaim as a pioneering band in the world fusion genre, who’s membership have played with the likes of Paul Simon, Sting, Michael Franti, Ozomatli, Hugh Masekela, Mickey Hart, and many others.
The Brazilian musical legend Airto Moreira will be heralded as the super-star special guest, leading a group of world drum masters (TBA) in a rhythmic ceremony to kick off the evening, and then performing alongside Hamsa Lila throughout their set. Airto is a multi-instrumentalist/percussionist who has worked with some of the world’s all time greats like Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Santana, Paul Simon, Smashing Pumpkins, Chick Corea, and a host of others. He’s recorded numerous albums over a stellar career that spans four decades, and his recent release entitled Life After That (Narada – Virgin/EMI) has helped to win him the title as the best jazz/fusion percussionist of 2009 by DRUM! magazine.
Common Vision is a 501 (c) 3 organization that works with inner city schools planting fruit trees, traveling throughout California in bio-diesel powered coach buses and teaching young people about growing food and taking care of the Earth. To date the organization has worked with over 50,000 kids, and planted tens of thousands of fruit trees all over the state. Learn More about Common Vision here.
This special evening will be packed with guests, including Bill Rasaki, King Sunny Ade’s Master Talking drummer for 25 years. Rasaki will be performing an opening set with Airto called Planetary Pulse. Additional Master Drummers will be announced soon.
Other acts to perform include Lynx & Janover, DJ Jef Stott (6 Degrees), and DJ Dragonfly.
The evening will also include visual projections by master artists and VJs and the world renowned National Geographic South American photographer Sebastian Belaustegui will be showcasing his African’s in the Americas exhibit as well.
Tickets are on sale now here and here. Tickets are $22 in advance, $28 day of show, and $50 for special VIP passes.
Pop legend Michael Jackson buried
September 4th, 2009 |
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Friends and family of Michael Jackson have paid their last respects to the singer known as the King of Pop at a funeral ceremony outside Los Angeles. Dame Elizabeth Taylor, actor Macaulay Culkin and music producer Quincy Jones were among the 200 invited guests.